Wednesday, November 27th 2013
Scythe Introduces the Ashura Shadow - Special 10th Anniversary Edition Cooler
Japanese manufacturer Scythe offers innovative and market leading cooling products for 10 years, and is hereby celebrating the anniversary with a special edition of the award winning high-performance Ashura CPU Cooler! Similar to the last special edition, the Ninja Copper, this spe-cial edition is produced in a very limited quantity. The Ashura Shadow CPU cooler has been optimized for better performance and the all-aluminum heatsink has been anodized black - making the CPU cooler a real eye-catcher!
One of the key criteria of a CPU Cooler is its performance, which is one of the strong-points of the Ashura Shadow. Scythe supplies the Ashura Shadow with one Glide Stream 140 mm case fan and two sets of fan clips, allowing users to mount an additional case fan for a push-pull constellation. The supplied 140 mm Glide Steam fan model supports the PWM-function, allowing a very wide range of application.When used at the maximum speed of 1.300 rpm, users can rely on the high performance. On the other hand, operation at lowest fan speed of 500 rpm, allows users to create a PC with a very low-noise environment. The noise level of the supplied Glide Stream case fan varies from almost inaudible 13 dBA to 30,7 dBA, while providing sufficient airflow from 37,37 CFM (63,49 m³/h) up to 97,18 CFM (165,10 m³/h).
Scythe did not simply made a black CPU cooler when creating the Ashura Shadow. Several optimizations to the heatsink, heatpipes and the baseplate have been made, which lead to better heat dissipation! Similar to normal Ashura CPU cooler, the new limited edition uses a solid copper baseplate, six 6 mm copper heatpipes and aluminum fins. Another great highlight, handed down from the normal Ashura version, is the compact heatsink-design and the dimensions of 145 x 161 x 65 mm (W x H x D). The thin heatsink improves the compatibility further and supports the use of RAM modules with tall heat-spreaders or heatsinks.
Overall weight of 750 grams and high compatibility to all relevant CPU sockets remain the same with the regular version. The compatibility list includes Intel sockets such as LGA1150, LGA775, LGA1155, LGA1156 and LGA1366 as well as AMD sockets AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, FM1 and FM2. To assure fast and convenient mounting, all required mounting clips for the screw-based mounting system, alongside one wrench and thermal grease, are supplied with the Ashura Shadow CPU Cooler.
The limited Ashura Shadow edition (model no. SCASR-1000SE) is available as of today. Suggested retail price for Ashura Shadow CPU cooler is 39,50 EUR (excl. Taxes).
One of the key criteria of a CPU Cooler is its performance, which is one of the strong-points of the Ashura Shadow. Scythe supplies the Ashura Shadow with one Glide Stream 140 mm case fan and two sets of fan clips, allowing users to mount an additional case fan for a push-pull constellation. The supplied 140 mm Glide Steam fan model supports the PWM-function, allowing a very wide range of application.When used at the maximum speed of 1.300 rpm, users can rely on the high performance. On the other hand, operation at lowest fan speed of 500 rpm, allows users to create a PC with a very low-noise environment. The noise level of the supplied Glide Stream case fan varies from almost inaudible 13 dBA to 30,7 dBA, while providing sufficient airflow from 37,37 CFM (63,49 m³/h) up to 97,18 CFM (165,10 m³/h).
Scythe did not simply made a black CPU cooler when creating the Ashura Shadow. Several optimizations to the heatsink, heatpipes and the baseplate have been made, which lead to better heat dissipation! Similar to normal Ashura CPU cooler, the new limited edition uses a solid copper baseplate, six 6 mm copper heatpipes and aluminum fins. Another great highlight, handed down from the normal Ashura version, is the compact heatsink-design and the dimensions of 145 x 161 x 65 mm (W x H x D). The thin heatsink improves the compatibility further and supports the use of RAM modules with tall heat-spreaders or heatsinks.
Overall weight of 750 grams and high compatibility to all relevant CPU sockets remain the same with the regular version. The compatibility list includes Intel sockets such as LGA1150, LGA775, LGA1155, LGA1156 and LGA1366 as well as AMD sockets AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, FM1 and FM2. To assure fast and convenient mounting, all required mounting clips for the screw-based mounting system, alongside one wrench and thermal grease, are supplied with the Ashura Shadow CPU Cooler.
The limited Ashura Shadow edition (model no. SCASR-1000SE) is available as of today. Suggested retail price for Ashura Shadow CPU cooler is 39,50 EUR (excl. Taxes).
15 Comments on Scythe Introduces the Ashura Shadow - Special 10th Anniversary Edition Cooler
Everyone has a preference, and for me I will sacrifice a few degrees for ease of maintenance. Though I do like how open AIO's make the CPU area of an MB...I just haven't been convinced that they're worth the real estate required for one to beat my air cooling solution nor price of them, and with the recent lawsuits, the limitations on designs for something in my budget is frustrating. I'm hoping to see some more creativity out of mfg's soon even if I don't ever go that route. I'm very happy with my Noctua...though I will say this tower cooler sure looks nice, and I'm sure it's effective...I'm curious to see how it compares to what I already have.
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These probems are not as rare as you think - I'm seeing issues where people can't close the side panel all the time
- maintainance- its dusty? - no problemo, you take out: a compressed air can/ a make up brush/ a lens brush / etc and brush it off and you are good to go. Fan failed: 1st you have some time to react and second you just get a new one. I haven't seen many people maintain their AIO, yes it supposed to not need any, but in case it does....
-size: air cooling is literary all kinds of sizes and shapes. I haven't seen Intel NUC unit with AIO being sold
- price: higher end air cooling is equal or more expensive, how about on the lower range of the budget? - Corsair h40- discontinued, h50- about 55 bucks, CM 212 Evo- $35/ CM 212- $30 and it kicks its butt all over the place.
Don't get me wrong, I am not going on a blind rampage its just you are so dismissive of air cooling.
This cooler in the article- is an anniversary cooler. The company just celebrates. It doesn't need a specific reason to exists. And it looks like a very good cooler. 10 years for a company is a milestone moment.
When someone decides to buy a case that has side vents on the cpu, or size of case that uses 80/92mm rear fan, of course most 120/140mm D-type coolers will have problems. 92mm coolers are about 140mm height and 80mm coolers are 117mm height.
1. H70 is much more expensive than this (about twice), meanwhile the performance probably about the same or bit better (not twice for sure). Custom loop is probably the best but even much more expensive.
2. Multiple components in AIO could fail. Only fan in HSF could fail.
3. AIO is usually performs really good only with loud fan (my H80 is annoying at that speed). You can swap it with quiet fans but it's not cheap and may affect performance. HSF (like Ashura) is designed with large but slow and quiet fan.
4. For some, big metal is shiny and quite a looker (with option of dark metal finish like this special edition of Ashura), compared to plastic look in AIO. I also don't dig the very thick radiator-fan combo that half-block the view of the waterblock-pump.
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